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Daniels to Romney: Be bold

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels urged Mitt Romney on Sunday to offer a bold, transformative agenda as he runs for the presidency – instead of simply running as the alternative to the current occupant of the White House.

“The American people, I think, will rightly demand to know something more than he’s not President Obama,” Daniel said on “Fox News Sunday.” “He’s got to use this fall as an opportunity to build a consensus across – I hope – a broad spectrum of Americans to make the big changes we need to restore a vibrant, private sector.”

Daniels warned fellow Republicans that it would be a “huge mistake” for his party to view Wisconsin as a harbinger of what’s to come in November, noting that “it’s not even clear that Governor Romney will be that strong in Wisconsin.”

“He better have an affirmative, constructive message, one of hope,” Daniels said. “I think that he will and that’s why ultimately I think he will prevail.”